Pi-hole VS Webmin

EWW, DON'T DOWNLOAD APPS TO STOP ADS BROTHER. GET A PI-HOLE AND TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR SECURITY AND DATA! NOTHING MAKES MY HOG HARDER THAN MY OWN SECURITY AND DATA.

Sad, but I won't leave home without using these add-ons: Get rid of GDPR pop-ups , uBlock Origin, plus a pi-hole. See the result here: https://streamable.com/91el6a

If I download the episode behind my pi-hole on my home wifi, I don't get any ads. If if download/stream them off my cellphone service, I'll still get them. Can't recommend pi-hole more.

Here’s the link to Pihole’s webpage: https://pi-hole.net/

It is surprisingly easy, if you have some time on your hands. Check Pihole for all info necessary.

A DNS blackhole (aka sinkhole) is a means of blocking ads and malicious sites on a network. It can either be a package added to your Linux-based firewall/router/proxy server or set up as an independent appliance. Two examples I’m aware of are pfblockerng or pihole. I personally use pfsense with pfblockerng and several of the main blacklists.

I'm starting to configure some applications on my home server and am revisiting my existing network configuration before I get too deep. As a first step I'm investigating installing openvpn on my pihole server and have been rereading the getting-started guide on pi-hole.net. I noticed that as a prerequisite iptables are supposed to be configured as per these rules. Running `iptables --list` locally doesn't show any rules set up, and I'm not running either of the alternative applications listed on the doc. I've been running this pihole server for about a year for dns with unbound and dhcp. Have I screwed up pretty badly here? Do I need to go back and add those rules? Thanks.

I looked around a bit myself and found an option: https://www.webmin.com/

Webmin or Cockpít are both great solutions for what you're looking for. Both free.

Many years ago, I was used to have Virtualmin/Webmin installed as the control panel for the VPSs I do maintain, so I could manage them through a User Interface (UI) instead of making everything in the command line.

you could just install webmin on the pi via CLI and access it through the web instead.

Webmin is what you're looking for. There is no need for heavy-handed Windows-style RAT software. Linux/Unix are designed for remote access.

Again, have you looked into other distros? If you want a system with a web based administrative setup you can always install Webmin. Personally, I would suggest Pop!_OS or Linux Mint over SCALE if you need a DE.